Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16766, Obed Doolittle, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Doolittle, Obed.
8 16766
CONTENTS
This mans widow was pensioned. SEE Mary, Widow of Eber Doolittle, Conn. W. 26.994.

28280
20 Feb N 28
600 little
in the State of Louisiana and was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Sicard of the Inf. and Al. Canfield of the Co. Louisiana line for 4 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Discharged at the rate of 20 Dollars per month to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of April 1834 for James M. ...
Arrears to the date of application 60.00 Pension annual 10.00
$70.00
Reserve Claim, 2 due June 7, 1832
Recorded by R. ... Clerk Book 62 Vol. Page 10

Per. Agent Apl. 27, 1837.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Connecticut, County of New Haven. Probate District of J. P. Town of Cheshire Cheshire
On this 26 th day of February 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire, said Court being a court of record and having by the laws of this State Clerk and Seal and now sitting Obed Root the a resident of the Town of Wolcott in the County and State aforesaid aged sixty-nine years the 3 rd day of March 1838, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - In the spring of July 1779 Applicant was hired by Sophia Root of Watertown in Litchfield County to become his substitute as a private for the term of three months, was approved of by his Captain whose name he believes to have been Hicox, he immediately joined his company and was marched to Stratford where we arrived a few days after the burning of Fairfield and was there stationed for the term of three months and was verbally discharged The part of the month of October following, Applicant at the time being young does not recollect distinctly the names of his officers, nor does he know of any man now living in this part of the country who was with him on this tour, but is informed that Livin- -ous Russell who resides in Pennsylvania is now living and was with him at Stratford, but he has been unable to procure his deposition - Applicant also entered the United States service as a substitute for Elijah Atkinson of said Cheshire

in Capt Amos Hotchkiss' Company in Colonel Richards Regiment in July 1780. For the term of three Months, his Company was stationed at New London, where applicant faithfully served out his term of three Months and was verbally discharged in October following - Applicant cannot recollect the names of his other officers except William Jones who was one of the Sergeants Applicant - Also in July 1781 entered the service of the United States in the company of Capt Starr in Colonel Campbells Regiment as a private and Substitute for his brother Ralph Boottler of said Cheshire, now deceased for the term of three Months, We were marched from said Cheshire in through Watertown, Southbury, Danbury to West Point where we were stationed and there contin- ued for said term of three Months and were verbally discharged in October following, the name of our Lieutenant was off Crane, Ensign not recalled, one of the Sergeants was named Goff, Applicant does not know of any person living who was with him in the two last mentioned towns except Rufus Lived Esquire whose deposition accompanies this Declaration - Making the whole time which applicant was in the service of his country three Months for which he makes a claim
In reply to the Queries of the Department Applicant stated first that he was born in the Town of Wall- ingford, in that part which is now Cheshire on the 3 rd day of March 1764 2 a His age is recorded in the Records of the Town of Wallingford 3 a Applicant was living at Watertown when he entered into the service on his first tour, and in the Town of Cheshire when he entered the service on the two subsequent tours, when he resided till April 1810 when he removed to Wolcott where he has resided since 4 th Question he has previously answered, 5 th He has answered this as fully as

he is able 6 th He never received a commission or a written discharge - y t Hon ble Samuel A. Foot Member of Congress. David Fairbairn Esq. Orin Plum Esq. Archibald Minor Esq. of Molecott are Gentlemen to whom he refers as to his character for veracity and as to his reputation of service in the Army of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed } The day & year aforesaid
Obed Dootittle

We Reuben Ives a clergyman of the Episcopal Church residing in the town of Cheshire officiating in Wokote and David Frisbie residing in said town of Wokote hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Obed Doolittle who has sworn & subscribed to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be sixty-nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
David Frisbie Member of the
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Reuben Ives who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Cheshire and officiating in said town of Wokote and that David Frisbie Esq. who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Wokote and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire
I Clement Peck Clerk of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Obed Doolittle for a pension, In testimony

Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Probate Office for the District of Cheshire this 26 th day of February 1834
Clement Peck Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190___
17.16766
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Obed Dootittle a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1779 3 mos. Pvt. Hiccox Conn.   July 1780 3 mos. Amos Hotchkiss Richards   July 1781 3 mos. " Starr Ganfield  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Waterford Conn. at 1st enlistment Date of application for pension, July 26. 1834. His d. was al. Residence at date of application, Wolcott, Cheshire Co. Conn. Age at date of application, Born Feb. 3 1764 at Wallingford, that part which was Cheshire in 1834. died Oct. 7 or 8 1853 * at Watbury, Conn.
1833 1869 1764
Remarks: Soldier mar. Oct. 10, 1834, at Watertown Mary (Howe) Dootittle widow of Eber Dootittle. He died Sept. 15 or 16, 1835, at Watertown. She was allowed pension as the wid. of Eber Dootittle on an appli. ex. Jan'y 7, 1854, while a resident of Watertown, Conn. aged 83 yrs.
* from agency book in cl. r. 17.16,974 Eber Dootittle
Very respectfully,
Soldier's brother - Ralph Dootittle
Commissioner.
mar. Eber Dootittle May 21. 1793

Pension Agency Hartford 15 April 1837
Sir
I herewith enclose & transmit the pension papers of Obed Doolittle, James Hart - Nathan Gannett - Simeon Penfield - Joshua Grosvenor - James Pierce & Paul Porter each claiming 12 months pension. for special directions authorizing the payment
I am Very Respectfully Your obed t Servant
John D. Sleeper ag
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

War Department, Pension Office, April 7 th 1834.
Sir,
On examination of the claim of Obad Doolittle, it is found impossible to admit the service claimed, to have been performed in 1779, before the claimant was 16 years old without some proof. The other two terms of service may be allowed when it shall be shown from the archives of the State that the corps in which he alleges he served, were in actual service for the period stated. The letter of Silas Hitchcock Esq., to you respecting his claim, together with the original papers are herewith returned.
I have the honor to be
Yr. M c pherson J. L. Edwards
Hon. S. A. Foot, No. of Reps. }

Your attention & speedy decision is requested by S. M. Lord
Hon. J. A. Foot
Washington

Hon. P. A. Foot
Cheshire April 25 th 1834
Dear Sir
I send you Obad
Booth's papers, together with the certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts as required by the Department -
I hope this will be satisfactory -
Although Mr. Booth faithfully served his country for the term of nine months, and for which service he thinks he ought to be compensated as well as his High- -ness, he would rather accept of the Pension for services for six months than to have it further delayed
Very Respectfully
Lucas Stitcheock

6 th pirate
# 20
Hon La Poste
AK
Hm. S. A. Foot

State of Pennsylvania Susquehannah county ss 3
Be it known that on the seventeenth Day August 1833 Rufus Linn aged Sixty Nine Years now Resident in Susquehannah county & state aforesaid personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in for- said County & being Duly sworn Deposed & says that he in the year 1780 he lived in the Town of Chester county of New Haven state Connecticut & that he enlisted into the state Troops of the state of Connecticut under Capt Amos Hotchkiss in Col Nicholas Regiment served at New London three Months & that during this time Obed Doolittle then of Chester did also serve with him in the same company & Regiment for the term of three Months as a private & he further says Duly believes that the said Obed Doolittle served with him in the year 1781 in Capt Starrs Company of Connecticut state Troops in Col Canfield Regiment at Westport for the term three Months also as a private & during this time he was personally acquainted with the said Doolittle knows that he did the said above services Sworn & subscribed this Rufus Linn the seventeenth Day of August 1833
Samuel Whusdell
I certify that the above named Rufus Linn is known to me & that he is a creditable person whose testimony is to be relied upon. Samuel Whusdell

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss
I Asa Dimecks & Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County. Do certify, that Samuel M Woodell Esquire whose signature in his own proper hand writing, appears to the attestation of the within affidavit and Certificate of Credi- bility of the within named deponent (Rufus Lanes) is a practicing Justice of the peace in and for the County of Susquehanna aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified as appears of Record. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Montrose the seventeenth day of August AD 1833.
Asa Dimecks & Pro

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STERLING SALT COMPANY
MINE OFFICE
JOHN KNOX, JR. ENGINEER
NEW YORK OFFICE 23 BEAVER ST.
Cuyler ville, N. Y. June 29, 1912.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:--
I would respectfully request that you furnish me with a Certificate of Service of OBID DOOLITTLE, my Great Grandfather, who served in the Revolutionary War, having enlisted from Cheshire, Conn., as a Private under Col. Canfield, and was stationed at West Point in Sept. 1781.
Any information that you may be able to give me will be very much appreciated.
Respectfully,
John Doolittle

ON. N et
Pawtucket R.I. Jan 16 th 1905
Dear Sir,
Pr't please can you tell me if a man by the name of Obed Dana Doolittle of Connecticut was a Revolutionary Soldier? or ever a Pensioner
also - Philemon Poyntz - both were Conn men and my Grand Fathers. I have always under- stood they were Revolutionary Soldiers - which would make me a daughter of the "Ami Rev!" Please give me any information

2 That you can, I have been directed by officials to correspond with you. If it is not in your power to aid me in the matter, will you kindly direct me to any other person whom you think can inform me? and accept the thanks of your correspondent
Dr Mary A Jenks
87 North Main Street,
Pawtucket
R.I.

16 766 INVALID.
Feby. 2, 1905 Hist. to Dr. Mary A. Jenks, Pawtucket, R. I.
1912 July 8 Hist. to Mrs. S. Doolittle, P.L.M.
File No. 16 766
Obad Doolittle
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. / , Page 101
[Arrangement of 1870.]